Parts of Speech All About Adjectives

Adjectives An adjective is a word that describes a noun. There are several kinds of adjectives: Descriptive adjectives Demonstrative adjectives Interrogative adjectives Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives

Adjectives An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun in a sentence. Examples: She has golden hair. There are twelve eggs in a carton. I want to buy that one.

Adjectives Why do we use adjectives? We use adjectives in our writing to help add description and variety. Adjectives help us be more specific and convey our message accurately.

Read how the adjectives enhance these sentences. I bought a shirt. The Wilson family adopted a dog. I bought a yellow, striped shirt. The caring Wilson family adopted a small, brown and white dog.

Adjectives Adjectives answer these questions. What kind is it? It is the blue kind. It is the shiny one. How many are there? There are four quarters in a dollar. She bought two new notebooks. Which one is it? It is that one. It is the new one.

Descriptive Adjectives A descriptive adjective describes a noun. It can describe its quantity, quality, color, size, etc. Examples: She has three balloons. The red balloons are for the party. There are many balloons that are overfilled. That is an amazing balloon.

Demonstrative Adjectives Demonstrative adjectives are used to indicate or point out a noun or pronoun. The four demonstrative adjectives are: this, that, these, and those. Examples: She wants those shoes. That pencil belongs to the teacher. These essays need to be graded. You should sing this song tonight.

Interrogative Adjectives Interrogative adjectives are used to ask questions about nouns. The four interrogative adjectives are: where, what, which, and whose. Examples: Where are my shoes? What movie do you want to see? Which hot sauce is your favorite? Whose car is this?

Comparative Adjectives A comparative adjective is an adjective that is used to compare two nouns or pronouns to each other. Comparative adjectives typically end in –er Examples: stronger faster wiser more fun Some comparative adjectives are irregular and do not follow this pattern.

Superlative Adjectives A superlative adjective is used to show superiority between three or more nouns or pronouns. Superlative adjectives usually end in –est Examples: strongest fastest wisest most fun Some superlative adjectives are irregular and do not follow this pattern.

Comparative/Superlative The chart below shows the relationship between adjectives and their comparative and superlative forms. Adjective Comparative Superlative large larger largest sad sadder saddest dry drier driest quick quicker quickest tiny tinier tiniest simple simpler simplest important more important most important many more most good better best